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Georgia pitbull ban

GAdawg, this thread is from a couple of years ago. We defeated HB78 here in GA. When I saw your post I checked Watchdog, a site that informs about dog legislation, and I didn't see an alert for GA or anything about a bill 138. If you have info on it please share and link to the info.

That said, congrats on your new doggy! In the case of a mix, a white lie saying it is a lab/boxer or something mixed with boston terrier isn't going to hurt anything... ;-) . After all, you don't KNOW what the mix is for sure, you could be telling the truth!

"Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those that matter, don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter."

I just spent $1000.00 at the vet on ONE of my dogs because TWO pitbulls decided to jump both of my dogs ( Lab Mixes). I cannot tell you how hard I hit one of them with my fist, but I'm now wearing a brace on that arm. It DID NOT stop the dogs. I say kill'em all. Thats the third incident Ive been involved in with pitbulls and I now fully DO NOT trust them. I know the owners are to blame for not caging these animals, but why should anyone be allowed to have that type of monster for a pet? If I wlaked down the street with a lion on a lease people would lose their minds, so whats the diffence. The two that attacked my dogs didnt even get opicked up by animal control...thats right, they are still four houses down from right now! The owners said the same thing all pit owners always say, "their so gentle", "he's my baby", they would hurt people. I have news for you. The way you feel about your precious pitbulls are the same way that I feel about my dogs, how would you feel if a much stronger animal came and tried to rip it's head off? You be up in arms! I say Ban them, kill them, make them extinct. There is just not enough room on this planet for monsters like that.

Pitbulls in the city is no diferent then having a gorilla, lion, or bear in your backyard. The ONE time it gets out of control is the ONE time it's too late to do anything. My dogs will never be the same after this. I will never be the same after this. I was in my own backyard when they attacked them. There are no excuse for monster like that on streets where people and normal pets can enjoy a walk without having to carry a pistol and watch their back wondering if a killer is going to jump out and attack. It's not revenge...it's common sense.

Really? Then how are you any different from the "Pit Bulls" that allegedly "jumped" your dog? What does that mean? Stole your dogs wallet? Since you are supposedly a rational reasoning being, I would suggest that perhaps you are more dangerous with your "superior intellect" than the "dumb animal" that "jumped" your dog.

QUOTE BY TWODOGSOWNED"It's not revenge...it's common sense."

I venture to suggest that there is nothing "common" or "sensible" in your post. In fact, I think that if you had the physical ability, you would joyously rip out the throats of "Pit Bulls" with your own fangs and call it justifiable homicide. Tell me, how does that make you any different?

Humans have the ability to reason. That makes YOU a more dangerous animal. Think about that.

I am sorry for your loss and I sympathize but killing an entire breed is just wrong, how about we kill all irresposible dog owners who have no control over thier animals and are not aware of thier whereabouts , thats wrong not the dog!

TwoDogs, would you feel the same if your lab/mixes killed your neighbor's beloved bunny rabbit or their hamster or their parrot? What it boils down to is dogs have no sense of reasoning. It's about instinct. Some dogs act on instinct, some don't, and some dogs are trained otherwise. It's all about people, who are suppose to have the ability for a sense of reasoning, to be responsible for the own pets. Don't direct your anger against a particular type of dog, direct it towards the the ones responsible, the people who were suppose to be in charge of these dogs.

This post was started in 2005. I still have the same dog that sat on the capitol steps and he is still not a monster. He does not like other dogs, same as lots of other dogs of all kinds of breeds. So he's an indoor dog who goes outside with me on a leash.

There is no changing the opinion of this most recent poster calling to have my dog killed for no reason, so I'm not going to bother. They are upset because some jerk allowed their dogs to run loose and attack her dog. (This assuming that his or her dog wasn't running loose as well, in which case everyone involved was being jerky)I'd certainly be upset too.

Fortunately our legislators used good sound judgment and listened to the constituents, and did not impose a ban on an entire breed. A much more effective way to deal with the problems of dogs running loose is to enforce the leash law, and make penalties for breaking it more steep. After all, the problem our angry poster had was not caused because pit bulls are in the world, it was caused by 2 dogs running loose. (or 3 dogs running loose if her dog was in fact loose as well). No need to punish responsible owners because irresponsible people won't take proper care with their animals.

"Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those that matter, don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter."

you can all take up for the monsters all you want, just wait till your beloved pit comes walking into your house with your little girls leg in its mouth...are you then going to blame the girl for being in the wrong place because she had reasoning on her side. Having a pit is gambling with other people's lives. How do YOU know that YOUR dog won't kill? And to the person that asks what I would do if it was the other way around...It would break my heart, but they would have to go. To the people that claim cocker spaniels bite more than pits...whens the last time you've seen a cocker spaniel rip a kids arm off?

I haven't always been terrified of these animals. Twon nights ago the pitbulls four houses down were left outside, without leashes, and we had warned these people on a different occasion to put them on a leash.Our house backs up to an alley that shares the same alley with these people. Everyday there must be ten people that walk their dogs on this street, except everyone know not to go down to the last house because the Pitbulls are down there. The dogs usually stay inside the house with the other 10 dogs that they have(I recently discovered). I guess I'm partly to blame for not reporting to animal control the first time I saw them without a leash, but I tried to settle it between neighbors...My fault. The problem that I do have is it seems as though pitbull owners don't realize or don't care how their decision to have this animal effects others around them. I mean people stopped walking down this alley because of these dogs. Is it fair to install this kind of fear into a community just to have a pit? You could argue that the owners should have a fence and you would be right. But fences aren't 100% escapable. Then what happens? Maybe the pit doesnt take the kids arm, leg, or face off. The kid has a kitten, or puppy, then what? Like I said, this attack happened to me, to my dogs, I experienced first hand what the animals are capable of. I hope all you pit owners don't ever have to deal with this. Trust me, it's not pretty. I just talked to ten surrounding neighbors taht feel the exact same way I do, so I know it's not just my jaded view.

I know this thread is ancient history, but TwoDogs, you're saying if the shoe was on the other foot, you would want to do away with your dogs,( only), not ALL Lab/mixes on the planet. You have just proven my point, everyone is responsible for their own pets. You don't condemn a dog to death because of it's DNA. I'm sure if you step back from your experience, you would not want to see a 13 yr old pitbull that was guilty of nothing more than hogging too many covers on the bed, a death sentence. I know if I were you, my emotions would take over. In time, common sense will revail.

twodogs -- Perhaps you should get acquainted with the "Edit" button shown next to each of your posts. You don't *have* to start a new post every time a new thought jumps into your head. Just go back and edit...

While I obviously don't agree with your "all pit bulls must die" stance, I do believe that those people should be held accountable for their negligence! I do understand that you are pissed, and rightly so! If, as you say, your dogs were leashed with you when this happened, they should be 100% liable for your vet bills as related to this incident! If they do not agree to pay, it would be well worth it to take them to small claims court. I'd also check the zoning laws, if you haven't already, to see if it is legal for them to own so many dogs. A lot of places have a limit as to how many can be in one home. And have the AC phone # on speed dial, calling every time their dogs are loose.

I also agree that personal freedom is a wonderful thing as long as it is not infringing upon the rights of others (i.e nobody feels safe walking past the negligent owner's house). I do, I FULLY agree. You see, neighbors are not afraid to walk by my house, because I do not and will not have a loose dog that can run up to them. To the contrary, almost everyone on my block knows my dog by name, saying hello to both of us and often giving him a pat or two on his big head, because we take walks (onleash!) every evening and sometimes during the day. I am not suggesting that you go donate money to your local pit rescue, but that we are not all inconsiderate buttholes like your neighbor is.

P.S. I love you, PitPat! Long time no see. <3

"Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those that matter, don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter."